Pitchfork Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Pitchfork Hunter Management Area is 54,566 acres in WGFD's Cody Region. Hunter Management Areas are private and leased lands where WGFD arranges hunting access; hunters need a WGFD permission slip for the area. WGFD lists elk (hunt areas 61, 62), deer (hunt area 116) and antelope (hunt areas 82, 110) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's HMA data. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
National forestBLMState trust landPitchfork HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 54,566 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Cody Region |
| Big game listed | Elk, Deer and Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Meeteetse (10 mi), Cody (23 mi) and Owl Creek (30 mi) |
What is Pitchfork HMA?
The Pitchfork Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located approximately 10 miles southwest of Meeteetse on Highway 290, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Pitchfork Ranch and LHR, LLC.
What are the rules on Pitchfork HMA?
A permission slip from WGFD is needed to hunt an HMA; WGFD issues them on its website, often by drawing or first come, first served, with limits per hunter. WGFD's page for Pitchfork has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Pitchfork set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Pitchfork HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in areas 61 and 62; deer in area 116; antelope in areas 82 and 110. Also listed: turkey.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Pitchfork HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Pitchfork HMA, with the acres of the HMA in each and WGFD's latest harvest for the whole hunt area:
| Hunt area | HMA acres in it | Harvest, whole area | Hunter success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Area 62 | 30,452 | 187 (2025) | 55.5% |
| Elk Area 61 | 23,831 | 537 (2025) | 56.2% |
| Deer Area 116 | 54,123 | 171 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 117 | 160 | 35 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 110 | 30,336 | 169 (2025) | 95.5% |
| Antelope Area 82 | 23,947 | 373 (2025) | 94.7% |
| Moose Area 9 | 54,284 | 3 (2025) | 100% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 5 | 54,284 | 28 (2025) | 77.8% |
Harvest: WGFD harvest reports, latest year each area was reported (WGFD harvest reports). Acres measured by FilledTag from WGFD's boundaries.
What land is around Pitchfork HMA?
Inside the HMA boundary, by manager (WGFD's own holdings and leases are not in the federal and state layers, so they show as unlisted land):
| Manager | Acres inside |
|---|---|
| State trust land | 30,426 |
| BLM | 8,015 |
| National forest | 38 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 15,805 |
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land) inside WGFD's boundary (54,284 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Pitchfork HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 290. Nearest towns: Meeteetse (10 miles), Cody (23 miles) and Owl Creek (30 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Pitchfork HMA?
WGFD lists elk, deer and antelope for big game, and turkey. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Pitchfork HMA?
About 10 miles from Meeteetse, and 23 miles from Cody, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Pitchfork HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Pitchfork lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Pitchfork HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 62 and 61, deer Areas 116 and 117 and antelope Areas 110 and 82. Each hunt area's season applies to the ground inside it.
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Where these numbers come from
- Area facts, access dates, rules and species: WGFD Hunter Management Area details; WGFD, Pitchfork.
- Boundary: WGFD Hunter Management Area boundaries. Surrounding land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land).
- Hunt area harvest: WGFD harvest reports, 2021 to 2025.
FilledTag is not part of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Numbers are copied from WGFD and the other agencies named, or measured by FilledTag from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag. WGFD's regulations are the final word on every rule.
Wyoming hunting Cody Region Elk Area 62 Elk Area 61 Deer Area 116 Deer Area 117 Antelope Area 110 Antelope Area 82